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Biomedical Radar and Antenna Systems for Contactless Human Activity Analysis

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The elderly population of the world is increasing, and along with that, the need for assisted living and health monitoring. Biomedical radars can be used to monitor the health and safety of patients, both at home and in a clinical setup. This chapter gives a comprehensive overview of biomedical radar and antenna systems for contactless human activity analysis. Recent advancements in this topic are discussed, including original research work for particular applications such as posture recognition, search and rescue, sleep monitoring, activity recognition, identification of individuals, monitoring vital signs, occupancy monitoring, and fall detection. The main challenges and opportunities in this direction are also discussed in detail.

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Tabassum, A., Ahad, M.A.R. (2021). Biomedical Radar and Antenna Systems for Contactless Human Activity Analysis. In: Ahad, M.A.R., Inoue, A. (eds) Vision, Sensing and Analytics: Integrative Approaches. Intelligent Systems Reference Library, vol 207. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-75490-7_8

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